Grand jury

Japanese: 起訴陪審 - きそばいしん(英語表記)grand jury
Grand jury
In common law criminal proceedings, a body made up of laypeople, like a jury, receives accusations of a crime, hears the case, and decides whether to indict or not. It was abolished in the UK. It is also called a grand jury.

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Japanese:
英米法の刑事手続において,裁判体としての陪審と同じくしろうとで構成され,犯罪の告発を受けて,それに関する審問を行い,起訴するか否かを決定する機関。イギリスでは廃止された。大陪審ともいう。

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